Where does “veselý” come from?
veselý (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic veselъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weselas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
veselý (Czech): glad; merry
Ancestry of “veselý”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | veselъ | merry |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | weselas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wésus | good, excellent |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
Words derived from “veselý”